FIELD STUDY 1 (FS 1): LEARNING EPISODE 4

Learner Diversity: The Community and Home Environment

OBSERVE, ANALYZE REFLECT

Activity 4.1 Observing the learner’s community and home environment

Resource Teacher: Liezel Rosaceña Teacher’s Signature:

School: Daanbantayan National High School

Grade/Year Level: Grade 10 Subject Area: Science Date: October 25, 2021

To realize my Intended Learning Outcomes, I will work my way through these

steps:

1. Select a learner from the class which you have previously observed.
2. Interview the teacher about the learner's characteristics and the community.
3. Conduct a home visit to your selected learner's residence.
4. Interview the parents about
a. the rules they implement at home concerning their child's schooling.
b. the learner's activities and behavior while at home.
5. Write the Learner's Profile.
6. Analyze your observation and interview data.
7. Reflect on your observation experience.
OBSERVE

Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations

An Observation/Interview Guide for Home-School Link

Read the following carefully before you begin to observe/interview. Then write
your observation report on the space provided.

The Learner
1. Make a general observation of the learner. Describe him/her in each of the
domains of development:
• physical - body built and height (thin, chubby, underweight, overweight),
level of physical activity (fast, slow, lethargic, active, etc.)
• social-interaction with teachers and classmates (loner, shy, sociable,
friendly, gets into fights, liked by others, etc.)
• emotional moods, temperament, cries easily, loses temper, happy, shows
enthusiasm, excited, indifferent, etc.)
• cognitive (appears to understand lessons, copes with the lessons, excels,
lags behind, shows reasoning skills, turns in assignments and
requirements, etc.)

Interview the Teacher

1. What are the most noticeable characteristics of the learner? (emotional disposition,
behavior and discipline, sense of responsibility, study habits, academic
performance, relationship with peers, relationship with adults, social adjustment)
2. How does the teacher communicate with the parents? How often? What do they
discuss? How do they decide of the best course of action to resolve issues or
problems?
3. How does the teacher utilize resources in the community to support the teaching-
learning process? How does the teacher work with the community to meet the
needs of the learners?
Interview with Parents

1. Conduct a home visit. Once there, observe the home set-up (Home is orderly, family
pictures in the living room, etc.)
2. Use the Interview Questions on the next page. Just ask the questions with which you
feel comfortable.

Suggested Parent Interview Guide

Your teacher may ask you to use a more detailed interview guide. Be free to
translate the questions, if necessary.

Name of Learner: JayR R. Dabalos

Date of Birth: April 5, 2005 Age: 16
Grade/Year Level: 10 Gender: Male
Number of Siblings: 3
Birth Order: 1st
Parents:
Mother: Susana Rubio Dabalos
Age: 42 Occupation: Housewife Educational Attainment: Elementary level
Father: Eric Dabalos Occupation: Driver Educational Attainment:Elementary level

Learner's Physical Aspect:

Health
1. Mother's Health during pregnancy with the learner:
During pregnancy, she was a bit uncomfortable for the reason that it was her
first time to conceive a baby and a lot of physical changes occurred but
Nonetheless, she was mentally and emotionally stable and physically healthy.
 2. Ailments or health problems of the learner as a child:
He suffered from fever, cold, cough and other normal health problems that
occur during childhood.
3. Age of the learner when he started to walk/talk:
He was 8 months old when he started o learned to walk and 1 year old
when he learned to walk
4. Food preferences of the learner as a child and at present:
When he was a child then he is bottle feed or supplement milk. At
present, he is into foods that are rich in carbohydrates and protein such as fish,
egg, rice, potato, oatmeal, chicken meat, vegetables and also he is not into
pork meat.
5. Who took care of him/her as a child?
Mainly the mother took care of him when he was a child it is because his
father were busy driving and mostly he comes home late.
Learner's Social Aspect:
1. Describe your child's sociability (friendly, outgoing or shy, loner).
He was friendly, talkative and outgoing. He loves to talk with his childhood
friends and other peers.
2. Who were the learner's playmates?
He loves to play with his neighbors and cousins especially playing
basketball.
3. As a child then, was he/she allowed playing outside?
Yes, his mother doesn’t limit him to playing only inside the house. He was
allowed to go to their cousin’s house which is just a neighbor as long as he
won’t go near the river alone and without her and her permission.
4. Is he/she allowed to go out with friends?
Only to his cousins and friends which her mother really knows and only to
places where his mother is familiar with and not too far from their house. He
needs permission before he can go out with his friends.
5. Do you have rules for him/her to follow regarding going out?
Yes of course there are rules that he needs to follow before, during, and
after he goes out with his friends.
6. What are these rules?
These rules are the following; he is not allowed to drink alcoholic
beverages. He needs permission before he goes out and tells who are his
company and what was their purpose. He also needs to finish his homework
and other projects to make sure he won’t neglect his class. Lastly, he should
 make sure to be on time on going home, and most importantly he needs to be
safe.
Emotional-Moral
1. What are your expectations of your child?
To have a happy childhood, a memorable high school life and a
progressive college life. To find a suitable career that he really like and brings
out his compassion and creativity. For him to have a happy and stable life in
the future.
2. How do you provide a nurturing environment for your child?
By creating a safe environment and providing his basic needs not just
physical such as food, clothing, shelter, water etc but also to provide love,
care, understanding, support and kindness to make sure he will be emotionally,
mentally and spiritually healthy.
3. Does your child go to you when she/he feels down or has a problem?
What do you do to meet his/her emotional needs?
He never hesitate to open up about what he feels and if ever he needed
something because I always taught him to do the right thing especially if he
has a problem because I cant help if I didn’t know what is happening to him. I
always make sure that he has a mother to rely on who is willing to support and
comfort him whenever he needs.
4. What do you do when he/she is not successful in something?
I don’t say any bad words instead I cheer him up, like saying its alright,
you can try next time for sure you can do it successfully. I encourage him not to
give up and always try until he learns and he succeed. I always remind him
that everything comes from small thing and you just need to be patient and
whenever there’s a failure he should think that failures are opportunities and
windows to the future.
How do you discipline your children?
By correcting their wrong or bad doings and always teaching them the lessons
of the consequences they have done.
1. Do you have rules in the house? What are they?
Yes, such as the house policies including the house hold chores and more.
2. How do you impose the rules?
By giving a constant reminder and daily exercise routine
3. What are the consequences of breaking the rules?
It should be based on the heaviness of their consequences.
Learner's Cognitive Aspect:
1. What are the child's interests?
 He likes to do a lot of things because he is so curious, in terms of
subjects in school he really likes to study history, TLE, and a little bit of science
however he is not that good in the field of Filipino, Math, and English. He’s into
sports such as running, basketball, and volleyball
2. What is he/she good at in school?
He’s not that good in academics that is why he really needs assistance
and monitoring though he excels in extracurricular, especially in the field of
sports.
3. In what subject/s does he/she have difficulty?
He has difficulty in Math and English subjects

4. How do you monitor his/her performance in school? How do you motivate

him/her?
Through constant monitoring and asking for updates to his teachers.
Also, ask him if he is done with his school works and observing his behavior. I
motivate him by giving rewards when he did something great.
5. Do you have rules at home to help him develop good study habits?
Yes, like he should do his assignments and projects first before playing
and going out. He should sleep at the exact hour and he should set priorities
6. What are these rules? How are they implemented?
The rules mentioned above are implemented but not to the point that it
will choke the child because he also needs to play and to bond with friends.
These rules are made for him to be good, healthy and happy.

After you have gathered all the necessary data. Write the learner's development
profile using the outline below. Type the profile on a separate sheet and attached it to
this learning Episode.
 THE LEARNER'S DEVELOPMENT PROFILE (Outline)

The Learners' Development Profile

Name of the Learner: JayR R. Dabalos
School: Daanbantayan National High School
Date of Home Visit : October 26, 2021
Date of Birth: April 5, 2005 Age: 16 years old Grade/Year Level: 10 Gender: Male

Family Profile
Number of Siblings: 3
Birth Order: 1st
Parent:
Mother: Susana R. Dabalos
Age: 42

Occupation: Housewife Educational Attainment: Elementary

level
Father: Eric Dabalos
Occupation: Driver Educational Attainment: Elementary level
Physical Development
 The student is physically healthy and can do things on his own though the
guidance of the parents will be always be there. He is active and plays with his
peers and classmates. He is doing good in school and enjoys doing activities.

Social Development
 The student develops good socialization status, having a good interaction and
communication with peers and with his teacher and other people in the
community.

Emotional-Moral Development
 The student is close to his parents and he opens up which makes a good
emotional bond with them. He develops good values such as being responsible
and respectful. He follows the rules of his parents which indicate that he is
emotionally aware what his parents would feel if he violates it and understands
their good intention. He helps in household chores and also he helps in doing the
classroom tasks.
Cognitive Development
 He can do on his own now which shows a big development on his cognitive. He
can can do problem solving and I identify things from right to wrong. Regards to
his study he is doing good though he still needs monitoring and tutoring just like
other child.
Findings

 As he grow the student is doing better and better in terms of physical, social,
emotional/moral and cognitive development. He is doing what normal child do, he
has time to play, to socialize with others, to do good in class and participate in
curricular activities, he is doing good also inside the house being a responsible
son, a respectful one and develops a good attitude. This is the result of the kind of
nurturing of the parents did, with their love, support and discipline the child grow
as a better student, a better son and a better person.

Conclusions
 Therefore I conclude that both the school and the home cooperates in molding the
child to develop holistically especially developing their full potential. It also shows
how nurturing and having a positive and healthy environment creates a big impact
to the child as a learner. Family plays an important role in shaping a child in all
ways because learning starts with the family at home. On the other hand school is
also important part of our child's life. It gives valuable lessons to the child in terms
of knowledge, growth, and development. The school provides knowledge for
being social and interactive with different people. It also teaches students on how
to become responsible as a citizen.

Recommendations
 The parents should continue on doing the good kind of nurturing the child until he
become fully develop to become a better person who has a solid foundation. The
teacher also should continue on teaching the things that a child needs to learn
until he become fully equip and to make sure he will become someone who is
holistically healthy. Both the home and school has a responsibility to build an
environment conducive for learning. Parents should extends beyond those basic
needs too, helping to create a sense of belonging and community, a support
system, security, and education. They should be oriented when to impose
discipline and when to give rewards to reinforce the needs of their child.
ANALYZE

Your findings and recommendations in the Learner Development Profile will help you
answer the questions here.

1. From your home visit and interview, what do you think is the style of parenting
experienced by the learner? Explain your answer.
From my home visit interview, the style of parenting experienced by the learner is
authoritative type in which this type of parenting the learner is self-governing as for
the information collected he is allowed to do things like he is allowed to play, do
actions freely, and joining with friends as long as he must follow the rules imposed
by his parents.

2. Relating your data with what you learned from child development, what family
factors do you think contribute to the development and over-all adjustment of
the learner in school?

As what I have learned in Child and Adolescent Development the factors that
contribute to the development and over – all adjustment of the learner in school are:
first, it contributes how the learners are nurtured by his parents, their financial
setting, and cultural background of the family unit.

3. Does the communication between the home-school have an effect on the

learner? If yes, what are these effects?

“Education begins at home” Family plays an important role in shaping a child in all
ways because learning starts with the family at home. This quote helped me in
finding and understanding the behavior of the learner. What he did in school reflects
how he is nurtured and reared by his parents at home. One of these effects for
instance, if the learner act and possessed misconduct in the classroom, then what
he did especially when it is a serious type then surely his parents are expected to
visit the school and consult for the performance of his child to his adviser or teacher.

4. How can the teacher partner with the community to contribute to the
development and learning of the students? Who are the people or which
institutions can the teacher tap to seek advice regarding the development and
learning of students.

When schools and community organizations work together to support learning,

everyone benefits. The school can tap partnership with local governments such as
barangay’s and the municipal hall then to the available establishments in the
community that could offer venue for a wider range of learning environment.
Through this partnership it will result to the following; gain access to mentors, after
school staff, and other resources to support in‐school learning and improve the
 teaching and learning in the classroom itself, complement the academic curriculum
with a wider range of services and activities, particularly enrichment and arts
activities that may not available during the school day, improve program quality and
staff engagement, particularly when there is crossover between school and
community organization staff and maximize resource use such as facilities, staff,
data, and curriculum

REFLECT

1. Reflect on your own development as a child. What type of parenting did you
experience? How did it affect you?

I also have experienced the authoritative way of parenting in which I am free to do
things on my own but I must follow the rules that are being impose by my parents.
Which I appreciated a lot as I grew because I have learned a lot in life. My
foundation during my childhood become solid. I can do things on my own now and
thanks to my parents and their way of nurturing me when I was young. Those rules
were set to discipline me, to guide me and to make sure I am walking at the right
path. I am who I am now because of my parents. I become responsible, determined,
discipline, and a better person towards everyone around me.

2. As a future teacher, how would you establish good home-school collaboration?

How can you work well with the parents? How can you help them? How can they
help you?

When the time comes that I’ll become a teacher surely I will establish a home
school collaboration, where I will keep in touch and monitor my students
development with the help of the family. I will continue on communicating with them
inside and outside the school setting, because it would be both beneficial to me and
to the parents if we can successfully help the child/my student to maximize their full
potential and help them in any possible way we could offer.
LINK Theory to Practice

Directions: Read the items given below and encircle the correct answer

1. Which are most likely the kind of children raised by authoritarian parents?

I. Fearful
II. Inhibited
III. Hostile
IV. Withdrawn

A. I and II
B. I, II and III
C. II and III
D. I, II, III, and IV

2. If a child was raised by authoritative parents, how will most likely will he/she behave
in class?

A Relates well to classmates

B. Is suspicious of others
C. Quarrels often with classmates
D. Has low level of independence

3. Which parenting style/s contribute/s to the development of children who have low
level of responsibility?
A. Authoritarian
B. Authoritative
C. Permissive
D. Neglecting and permissive
SHOW YOUR LEARNING ARTIFACTS

1.

Learning occurs in various places, the collaboration of family, school and

community is a partnerships shared responsibility and reciprocal process whereby
schools and other community agencies and organizations engage families in meaningful
and culturally appropriate ways, and families take initiative to actively supporting their
children's development and learning. It shows that the foundation of learning should
start at home where the full support is given and the assessment and enhancing of the
learning takes place in school and it collaborative community agencies. Everyone
should contribute to the child development. That is why it is important to expose the
child in a positive learning environment to make sure they will learn and influenced also
positively.
2. Acrostic

H - household that’s
O - organized to
M - mold the learning and
E - experiences of the child

S - study
C - center and a second
H - home that
O - offers

O - outstanding and organized

L - life learning lessons.

C - collaboration
O - observation
M - monitoring of the
M - members of the society,
U - unites in
N - nurturing every
I - individuals
T - that
Y - yearns to be developed

L - learning
I - indicates
N - never ending
K - knowledge